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Dallas-Fort Worth may not be Hollywood, but the region still reps its share of famous faces. After all, who needs a Walk of Fame when you could be immortalized within the walls of a proprietary bar, restaurant or music venue? Check out 18 stars who have done just that in North Texas.

Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffett performed at Coyote Drive-In in 2014.

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Owning a drive-in movie theater was long a pipe dream for King of the Parrotheads, Jimmy Buffett, but in 2013 he made it a reality with the opening of Coyote Drive-In in Fort Worth. Buffett's an investor in that location and, in 2014, performed a memorable concert there that was broadcast to 90 drive-ins nationwide.

Pat Green

Pat Green has performed at The Rustic several times since its opening.

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The Rustic restaurant, bar and venue was built with country music in mind, which makes sense considering Pat Green is part-owner. Green has performed at the Rustic numerous times since its opening in 2013. The business has also consistently been one of the biggest booze-slingers in town, likely thanks to its location and wealth of Texas craft beers and spirits. In 2015, the Rustic sold upwards of $6.3 million in alcohol. Green also recently opened an art gallery in Fort Worth called Galleywinter Gallery.

Reese Witherspoon

Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon welcomes admirers to the grand opening of her Draper James store in Highland Park Village in Dallas.

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Actress Reese Witherspoon opened her first Draper James clothing store in Nashville in 2015, and then quickly began eyeing Dallas. According to Witherspoon, a friend told her to lay roots in the ritzy Highland Park Village. "Long story short, three months later I was down here walking around and I said, 'This is where we have to have our next store,'" she said at the launch party in 2016.

Troy Aikman

Troy Aikman's restaurant will have many TVs for game day watching -- "especially games I'm broadcasting," he told press during a hard hat tour in early 2018.

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In a twist of irony, legendary Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman is opening an original bar and restaurant concept at Texas Live!, the new entertainment complex flanking the Texas Rangers baseball stadium. Troy's, as it's appropriately called, will serve gourmet burgers and healthy bowls, and have plenty of TVs for sports watching. It's expected to open in August.

Ian Kinsler and Jack White

Warstic is a custom baseball bat design and manufacturing company founded by Lake Highlands native Ben Jenkins, and he has some famous friends helping out. Los Angeles Angels second baseman and former Texas Rangers player Ian Kinsler, and musician Jack White are partners in the business. Warstic opened its first storefront in Deep Ellum in 2018, which includes a small showroom. The long term plan is to add a bar and restaurant.

Richard Rawlings

Richard Rawlings is the star of cable TV show Fast 'n Loud and the founder of the growing and greasy Gas Monkey Garage.

Big Al Mack

Big Al Mack, owner of the MAT in Uptown, often hosts fun events at his bar, such as the Naked Cowboy/Cowgirl competition.

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Kidd Kraddick in the Morning Show host Big Al used to own McKinney Avenue Tavern, one of the most popular sports bars in Dallas. After it closed in early 2018, he focused on a new joint in Waxahachie called Big Al's Down the Hatch, which is billed as a karaoke bar and restaurant. Big Al makes regular appearances, though we're not sure if other celebrities will. Jerry Springer used to commemorate Elvis Presley's birthday with karaoke at the MAT, so it's not out of the question.

Paula Deen

Paula Deen's Family Kitchen in Fairview was the first location to open in Texas. There are five restaurant throughout the south.

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Celebrity chef Paula Deen wanted to invite North Texans into her home with the opening of Paula Deen's Family Kitchen in Fairview. Opened in early 2018, the concept includes a retail store selling kitchen gadgets, cookbooks and trinkets, plus a restaurant with seating for 250. The food there is served family-style. Fitting.

Guy Fieri

You can't eat at Guy's Burger Joint any day. It's located in Gexa Energy Pavilion and only open during shows.

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Food Network TV host Guy Fieri is known for eating the biggest and the baddest grub in the country, so it only makes sense he'd want to open a proprietary restaurant in Dallas. After all -- say it with me -- everything is bigger in Texas. Guy's Burger Joint, which opened in May 2015, is located inside Gexa Energy Pavilion in Fair Park, so the only time you can get a taste is during a concert. He's about to debut another concept called Guy Fieri's Taco Joint, which is expected to open in August at Texas Live! near the ballpark.

Pudge Rodriguez

Hall of Fame Texas Rangers catcher Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez shows off samples of pizza that will be offered at Pudge's Pizza.

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Texas Live!, the new entertainment complex flanking the Texas Rangers' ballpark, enlisted many famous names, including former Rangers catcher and Hall of Famer Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez. He's opening a pizza joint with a family-friendly atmosphere called Pudge's Pizza. "Everybody loves pizza," he told press at the restaurant reveal. It's expected to open in August.

KISS

Gene Simmons, left, and Paul Stanley expect to be at the grand opening of the new Rock and Brews opening in The Colony in 2016.

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Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of rock band KISS had been patronizing the D-FW suburbs recently, as they prepared to open a local location of their music-inspired restaurant Rock and Brews. The first one in Texas opened in 2016 in The Colony, nestled near the behemoth Nebraska Furniture Mart. Expect pizzas, sandwiches, beer and a whole lot of music iconography.

Aaron Kaufman

Aaron Kaufman's poses for a portrait in his new shop, ArcLight Fab, restoring Ford trucks in Dallas on Sept. 26, 2017.

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Aaron Kaufman, former Gas Monkey and Richard Rawlings' right hand man, left the auto body shop in 2017 to start his own: Arclight Fabrication. The Dallas shop focuses on fabricating parts for Ford F-series trucks made between 1957 and 1979. Kaufman has since starred in his own Discovery Channel show, Shifting Gears.

Buddy Valastro

His name is Buddy Valastro, but you likely know him as the Cake Boss. The baker and TV personality expanded his famous Carlo's Bakery empire to Dallas in 2016 with a location in North Dallas -- to much fan fare, we should add -- before planting a second location in Frisco's Stonebriar Center.

Randy Rogers

Randy Rogers poses with a motorcycle that is on the menu for $25,000 as a joke at ChopShop Live in Roanoke.

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Consider ChopShop Live the suburban version of the Rustic, complete with backing from a Texas country musician. Located in Roanoke, the restaurant, bar and live music venue opened in July, and co-owner Randy Rogers leveraged his expertise in building the venue. ChopShop Live can hold about 1,250 people for its biggest concerts.